The site gave each state a real estate tax rate by dividing the "median real-estate tax payment" by the "median home price" in each state. They then used that rate to find the dollar amount paid as real-estate tax on a house worth $175,700, the median value for a home in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau.

"For vehicle property tax rates, we examined data pertaining to cities and counties constituting at least 50 percent of a given state's population and extrapolated this to the state level using weighted averages based on population size. For each state, we assumed all residents own the same vehicle: a 2016 Toyota Camry LE four-door sedan — 2015's highest-selling car — valued at $23,070," WalletHub writes.